I have never seen these birds in the flesh, but they sure are pretty! I love the light in the eye!
Wrong time of day for me to be looking at pics on the computer. The sun is right in my eyes…much like your crane.

You caused me to look up what they eat: Eats grains, berries, small mammals, insects, snails, reptiles, and amphibians. Uses bill to probe for subsurface food and glean seeds and other foods; forages on land or in shallow marshes.

We’re situated just next to the Rio Grande River, so they’ve got the best of all worlds here. 🙂